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1. When was chillianwala warfought? structures in the world which is still in (A) 1865 use. (B) 1892 * Karikala Chola fought a great Battle of (C) 1849 Venni in which both Pandyan and Cheran (D) 1856 kingss uffered a defeat. A. C B. D 3. Chittorgarh was the capital of C. A ______dynasty. D. B (A) Chauhan Ans. A (B) Sisodia Sol. (C) Hada * The Battle of Chillan Wala was (D) Rathore fought in 1849. A. C * The battle was fought during Second B. B Anglo Sikh War in Chaillian wala region of C. A Punjab. D. D * The battle was aimed to expand British Ans. B Raj in north-west front of Indian Sol. subcontinent. * Chittorgarh was the capital of * Sir Hugh Gough lead the British East Mewar Sisodia Dynasty. India Company and Sardar Sher Singh * Delhi sultana Allaudin attached Chittod Attariwala lead the Sikh Empire in the in 1303 and defeated Sisodia King Rana battle. The battle resulted in favour of Ratan Singh and first Saka of Mewar Sikh Empire. happened in the same year. * Hugh Gough and the Governor General * In 1568, Emperor Akbar conquered Lord Dalhousie, delayed operations until Chittorgarh, the capital of Mewar. after the end of the monsoon season and * In 1576, Battle of Haldighati was fought this favoured Sher Singh to gather and between Akbar and Maharana Pratap strengthen his army. which resulted in favour of Mughals and Gogunda, Udaipur and Kumbhalgarh 2. Which of the following Chola King is were conquered. considered as the greatest king? * Chittodgarh is located on the banks of (A) Pulkeshjn II Berach River. (B) Raj Simha (C) Karikala 4. Doctrine of lapse is launched by: (D) Nandi Verman (A) Lord Curzen A. D (B) Lord Mountbatten B. C (C) Lord Dalhousie C. B (D) D. A A. A Ans. B B. D Sol. C. C * Karikala was considered as the D. B greatest Chola King. Ans. C * He expanded his empire even in North Sol. India upto Shiwaliks. The stories of * Doctrine of Lapse was launched by Karikala are witnessed in Sangam Lord Dalhousie. literature. * Doctrine of Lapse was clever move of * The Grand Anicut, also known as the British administration to expand its Kallanai, which is a dam, was built by territorial expansion. Karikalaand is considered one of the * It states that the Princely states which oldest water-diversion or water-regulator don’t have a legal heir will be abolished by its princely state status.

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* Annexation in the absence of a natural principles of Gandhiji ans was a lifelong or adopted heir was enforced in the cases pacifist. of ● He founded Khundai Khidmatgar a) Satara (1848) movement in 1929 against British b) Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849) atrocities. Bacha Khan strongly opposed c) Baghat (1850) the proposal for the , d) Chota Udaipur (1852) siding with the e) Jhansi (1853) and All India Azad Muslim Conference. f) Nagpur (1854) ● In June 1947, Khan and other Khudai Khidmatgars declared the Bannu 5. was officially Resolution, demanding that the declared on be given a choice to have an independent (A) 15 December, 1905 state of . (B) 7 August, 1905 (C) 26 February, 1906 7. Who was the first king of the Vijaya (D) 18 July 1905 Nagar empire? A. (D) (A) Bukkaraya I B. (B) (B) Krishnadevaraya C. (C) (C) Harihar I D. (A) (D) Ramadevaraya Ans. B A. (A) Sol. B. (D) ● The Swadeshi Movement was C. (B) officially declared on 7 August, 1905. D. (C) ● The Swadeshi movement was a massive Ans. D boycott to British products and revival of Sol. domestic products and production ● Harihar was the first king of Vijay processes. Nagar Empire. He was the founder of ● Dadabhai Naroji, Lokmanya Tilak, Vijaynagar Empire and he ruled from , lal Lajpat Rai, Etc 1336 to 1356. He is also known as were main leaders to carry forward the Hakka. Swadeshi Movement. ● His dynasty is known as Sangama ● The Ignition of Swadeshi movement Dynasty, and after him Bukka Raya II sparked with the partition of Bengal by became king and he ruled from 1356 to the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905 1377. and continued up to 1911. ● An inscription dated 1346 regarding a grant to the Sringeri matha describes 6. Who is known as frontier ? Harihara I as the ruler of "whole country (A) between the eastern and the western (B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan seas" . (C) C. Rajgopalachari (D) Lal Lajpat Rai 8. Which of the following pallav king used A. (D) to right Sanskrit drama. B. (A) (A) Raja Raja chola C. (C) (B) Mahendra Verman I D. (B) (C) Raj Simha Ans. D (D) Vikramaditya Sol. A. (A) ● Khan is also B. (B) known as Frontier Gandhi. C. (D) ● He belonged to Pasthun area of D. (C) Pakistan, he is follower of non violent Ans. B Sol.

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● Mahendra Verman I was a Pallav King Sol. who used to write Sanskrit Drama. * The architecture of New Delhi is done ● He was a scholar, painter, architect, by Sir Edwin Lutyens. He designed the musician. He was the son of city from 1912-1930. The project was Simhavishnu. During his reign, the completed in 1929 and officially Chssalukya king Pulakeshin II attacked inaugurated in 1931. the Pallava kingdom. * “Delhi Order” was a unique new order ● Tamil literature flourished under his of classical architecture developed by him rule, with the rise in popularity of during the architecture of New Delhi. Tevaram written by Appar and Which further used in Campion Hall, Sambandhar. Oxford. ● He himself was the author of the play * In recognition of his contribution, New Mattavilasa Prahasana and another play Delhi is also known as "Lutyens' called Bhagavadajjuka. Delhi". He architecture New Delhi in collaboration with Herbert Baker. 9. Who lead the ? (A) Robert Clive 11. How many kingship state were in (B) Lord Dalhousie India during Independence? (C) Warren Hasting (A) 347 (D) James Heartly (B) 490 A. (A) (C) 565 B. (B) (D) 418 C. (C) A. (C) D. (D) B. (B) Ans. A C. (D) Sol. D. (A) * Battle of Plassey was fought Ans. A between and Sol. Nawab of Bengal in 1757, Nawab * There were approximately 565 Princely Sirajuddaulah was from Bengal side states during the time of independence. t and Robert Clive was from british this time India had three types of states side. (1) 'Territories of British India', (2) * The battle took on the banks of Hoogly 'Princely states'. river and the victory of Bengal set a major * After decleration of Indepedence, 562 landmark in the history of Indian history. princely states had nodded to join the * Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, the Indian Confederation except commander-in-chief of the Nawab's army Hyderabad, Junagadh, Bhopal and and vowed him the nawabship of Bengal Kashmir. after the battle. Mir jafar was even made * Hyderabad was acceded by Operation nawab of Bengal after war but his role Polo, Junagarh by Plebicit, Kashmir by was mere a puppet of company rule. Instrument of Accession.

10. Who was the architect who have 12. The story of which of following King is designed New Delhi? describe in Mudrarakshasa drama (A) Le Corbusier (A) Jaychand (B) Sir Edwin Lutyens (B) Chandragupta II (C) Andrew Paul (C) Chandrapede (D) George Baker (D) Chandragupta Maurya A. (C) A. (C) B. (B) B. (D) C. (D) C. (B) D. (A) D. (A) Ans. B Ans. B

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Sol. Sambad Kaumudi. He also fought against * Mudrarakshasa drama is a famous social discriminations prevalent in Sanskrit play by Vishakadatta. The society. drama gives the details of Mauryan * In 2004, Roy was ranked number 10 in King Chandragupta Maurya. BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengali of all * The play was written in between late time. 4th century to the 8th century CE. * Vishakhadatta was an Indian Sanskrit 15. At which place, Mohammad Bin poet and playwright. The Mudrārākṣasa Tughluq shift his capital from Delhi? and the Devichandraguptam are two of (A) Daulatabad his two important works. (B) Aurangabad (C) Allahabad 13. Which of the following queen of (D) Saharanpur Ahmednagar fought against Badshah A. (D) Akbar? B. (A) (A) Rani Durgavati C. (B) (B) Zeenat Mahal D. (C) (C) Chand Bibi Ans. B (D) Razia Sultan Sol. A. (C) ● Muhammad Bin Tughlaq belonged to B. (A) Delhi Sultanate, MB Tughlaq dynasty C. (B) ruled from 1325-1351. He was son of D. (D) Ghiyasi ud Din Tughlaq. Ans. A ● He attempted to shift capital from Delhi Sol. to Daultabad, due to its central position * Chand bibi was an Indian warrior who and spread of Sultanate to further south, fought against Badshah Akbar. She was In 1327, Tughluq passed an order to from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. move his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad * She fought against Akbar’s forces in but it was one of his disastrous decisions. 1595. ● Ibn Battuta the great traveller and * Chand Bibi was married to Ali Adil writer also became guest of his court and Shah I of the Bijapur Sultanate. wrote about his suzerainty in his book.

14. Who is known as the father of Modern 16. In which of the following country was Indian Renaissance? hetaki dynasty developed? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (A) Sri Lanka (B) Sardar (B) China (C) (C) Nepal (D) Raja (D) A. (B) A. (B) B. (C) B. (C) C. (D) C. (A) D. (A) D. (D) Ans. C Ans. D Sol. Sol. * Raja ram mohan roy is known as the ● Hotaki or Hetaki dynasty belongs to father of Modern Indian Renaissance. He Afghanistan which was established in was given the title of Raja by Akbar II. 1709 by Mirwais after defeating the * He was founder of Brahmo Samaj and Persian Safavid leaders. played eminent role in elimination sati ● It was established in the Loy pratha in 1929. region of Afghanistan which is located in * He believed in mix education of west southern part of country. It was lasted and east, he wrote most popular journal until 1738.

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● The Hotak dynasty ruled briefly over an about Buddhism as well as the socio- area which is now Afghanistan, Iran, economic conditions of the country. western Pakistan, and some parts of ● He reached India about 400 A.D. and Tajikistan and Turkmenistan during its remained here up to 411 A.D. He visited peak time. Peshawar, Taxila, Mathura, Kannauj. ● Hussain Hotak became the last ruler Sravasti, Kapilavastu, Sarnath and many until he was also defeated in 1738. other places. He then moved to Sri Lanka. ● Fa-Hien described that places like Bodh- 17. Where was Rani Laxmibai died during Gaya, Kapilvastu, Sravasti, Kusinagar fighting against Britishers? etc. which were the religious places of (A) Varanasi Buddhism no longer existed as cities. (B) Gwalior (C) Morar 19. Vidyapati was the famous poet and (D) Jhansi author of which language? A. (A) (A) Bhojpuri B. (D) (B) Dogri C. (B) (C) Maithili D. (C) (D) Marathi Ans. C A. (D) Sol. B. (A) ● On June 18th 1858, Rani C. (C) Lakshmibai of Jhansi, one of the D. (B) inspiring figures of India's First War Ans. C of Independence of 1857, died while Sol. fighting against the British in * Vidyapati was a court poet and Gwalior. author of Maithili language. ● Lakshmibai was born on November 19th * He was the first writer to use Maithili as 1828 in Varanasi to Maharashtrian a literary language. parents, Morapant Tambe and Bhagirath * Vidyapati became a court scholar under Bai. Her childhood name was Kirti Sinha’s son, Deva Sinha. He Manikarnika. authored Bhuparikrama book. He also ● In 1842, Manikarnika was married to composed beautiful love poetry. the Maharaja of Jhansi Raja Gangadhar * During his last phase of life he lived in Rao and was thereafter named exile in Nepal due to Muslim invasion in Lakshmibai. his own kingdom, where he wrote the Likhanavali. 18. Which of the following Chinese monk had travelled to India during Gupta 20. First Hindi newspaper was published Period. in 30 May, 1826. This day is observed as (A) Hiven Tsang “Hindi Patrakarita Day”. What was name (B) Fa Hien of the newspaper? (C) I Ching (A) Bengal Gazette (D) Le Xica (B) Amar Ujala A. (C) (C) Udant Martand B. (A) (D) Samachar Sudha Varshan C. (D) A. (B) D. (B) B. (D) Ans. D C. (A) Sol. D. (C) ● Fa Hien visited India during Gupta Ans. D Period during the reign of Chandra Sol. Gupta II. He visited India in order to visit Buddhist places, gather information

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* Udant Martand was the first Hindi * The national Symbols of country newspaper published on 30 May includes an emblem, An anthem, a Flag 1826 from Calcutta. and memorial tower. * It was a weekly newspaper published * The Constituent Assembly recognised every Thursday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Jan Gan Man as the National Anthem of Shukla. He was a lawyer from India on 24 January 1950. On January 24, profession. 1950, the President, Dr. * Samachar Darpan, a Bengali journal recognised the song Vande matram as which started in 1819 but there was no national Song. proper Hindi Devanagari script was not in * Most of the national symbols were publication until Udant Martand. adopted on 24th January 1950. Though some like the design of the National Flag 21. When was the “All India Muslim was adopted by the Constituent Assembly league” established? of India on 22 July 1947 (A) 1905 (B) 1906 23. Harappan people did not worship (C) 1914 which one of the following Gods? (D) 1918 (A) Shiva A. (A) (B) Vishnu B. (D) (C) Pigeon C. (B) (D) Swastik D. (C) A. (D) Ans. C B. (A) Sol. C. (B) * The All India Muslim League was D. (C) established in 1906 at Dhaka during the Ans. C colonial time in India. The roots of Muslim Sol. League lie in Literary movement of The • The Indus Valley Civilization ensued Aligarh Muslim University by Syed Ahmed during the Bronze Age. Khan. • It was spreaded in large areas of India * The League's constitution was framed and Pakistan. in 1907, espoused in the "Green Book," • Pigeon, Shiva, Swastik, Mother goddess written by Maulana Mohammad Ali. and Pashupatinath were majorly * In Lucknow in September 1906, the worshipped in Indus Valley Civilization first stage of its formation was held with while worshipping of Vishnu got popular the participation of Representatives from in Vedic and Upnishdik Time. all over the India. 24. The reclaimed 22. When was the national symbol of the Andaman and Nicobar Island from India adopted by Indian ? British rule and named them (A) 15th August, 1947 ______. (B) 14th August, 1947 (A) Islands (C) 26th January, 1950 (B) Shaheed and Swaraj Island (D) 20th August, 1950 (C) Free Islands A. (A) (D) Swatantra and Swaraj Island B. (B) A. (A) C. (D) B. (D) D. (C) C. (B) Ans. D D. (C) Sol. Ans. C * The national Symbol of India Sol. • The Indian National Army adopted by the Indian Government reclaimed the Andaman and Nicobar on 26th January 1950.

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Island from British rule and named them Kashmir as a separate princely state Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island. under British suzerainty. • Recently in 2018, Centre has decided to ● The second Anglo-Sikh war was fought rename three islands in Andaman and between 1848 and 1849. Nicobar - Ross Island as Netaji Subhash ● This war led to the complete control of Chandra Bose Island, Neil Island as Punjab by the British. Shaheed Dweep and Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep. 27. The term “Indian Independence • Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the Movement” or “Indian Freedom Struggle” national flag at Port Blair on December encompasses ______. 30, 1943, establishing the (A) End of East India Company Rule government. (1757-1858) and (1858-1947) (B) End of British Raj (1757-1947) 25. What title did the British confer (C) End of East India Company Rule Gandhi with, which was relinquished by (1750-1836) and British Raj (1836-1947) him? (D) End of British Raj (1612-1947) (A) Rai Bahadur A. (D) (B) Rai Sahib B. (B) (C) Hind C. (C) (D) Kaiser-e-Hind D. (A) A. (D) Ans. D B. (C) Sol. C. (A) ● The term “Indian Independence D. (B) Movement” or “Indian Freedom Struggle” Ans. A encompasses the end of East India Sol. Company Rule (1757-1858) and • The title Kaisar-i-Hind was coined in British Raj (1858-1947). 1876 by the orientalist G.W. Leitner. ● The Indian Independence movement • Mahatma Gandhi was awarded the was a series of activities with the ultimate Kaisar-i-Hind in 1915 by The Lord aim of ending the British rule in India. Hardinge of Penshurst for his contribution ● The movement spanned total of 90 to ambulance services in South Africa. years (1857–1947). • George VI was the last ruler to bear it. 28. Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hein Visited India 26. When did the first and second Anglo- during the period of which ruler? Sikh war take place? (A) Samudragupta (A) 1845-1850 and 1850-1851 (B) Chandragupta I (B) 1843-1845 and 1846-1847 (C) Kumaragupta (C) 1845-1846 and 1848-1849 (D) Chandragupta II (D) 1850-1851 and 1852-1853 A. (A) A. (B) B. (C) B. (A) C. (B) C. (D) D. (D) D. (C) Ans. D Ans. D Sol. Sol. ● Fa-Hein's visit to India occurred during ● The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought the reign of Chandragupta II. between the Sikh Empire and the East ● He is also renowned for his pilgrimage India Company between 1845 and to Lumbini, the birthplace of 1846. Gautama Buddha. ● It resulted in partial subjugation of the ● He claimed that demons and dragons Sikh kingdom and cession of Jammu and were the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka.

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● He was the famous Chinese (C) 1859 philoshipeher the traveler. (D) 1856 A. (B) 29. The Lion Capital (National Emblem of B. (C) India) was built during ______. C. (A) (A) The D. (D) (B) The Mauryan Empire Ans. A (C) The Gupta Empire Sol. (D) The Buddhism/Jainism Period * India came directly under the rule A. (B) of the British Crown in the year in B. (D) 1858. C. (A) * This system of governance under british D. (C) crown was instituted on 28 June 1858, Ans. A after the . Sol. * It lasted until 1947, when it was ● The Lion Capital (National Emblem of partitioned into two sovereign dominion India) was built during the Maurayan states: the Dominion of India and the Empire. Dominion of Pakistan. ● The National Emblem of India is 32. What was the most important feature adapted from Ashoka's Lion Capital of the Indus Valley Civilization? situated at Sarnath. (A) Goods exchange system (Barter ● It was officially adopted on the day system) India became a republic, January 26, (B) Local transportation system 1950. (C) Brick-built buildings (D) Administrative system 30. Which of the following activities took A. (D) place during 1025 AD? B. (A) (A) Construction of temple of C. (B) Mahabalipuram D. (C) (B) Destruction of temple of Somnath Ans. D (C) Invasion of India by Timur Lang Sol. (D) Accession of Chandragupta Maurya * The Indus Valley Civilization was an A. (D) ancient civilization located in today’s B. (B) Pakistan and northwest India. It C. (A) existed 3000-2000 bc. D. (C) * Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Lothal, Ans. B Chandhundro etc are major sites of Indus Sol. Valley Civilization. ● In 1025, during the reign of Bhima I, * Main characteristics of this civilization the prominent Turkic ruler Mahmud of are- Brick build buildings, proper Ghazni raided Gujarat. drainage system, grid pattern ● Mahmud of Ghazni raided the Somnath architecture, division of lower and upper temple located in Prabhas Patan on areas, great baths etc. the western coast of Gujarat. ● He was the first independent ruler of the 33. Tashkent Declaration followed Indo- Ghaznavid dynasty from 998 to 1030. Pak war of ● It is believed to be the first among the (A) 1947 twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. (B) 1965 (C) 1971 31. India came directly under the rule of (D) 1999 the British Crown in the year ____. A. (B) (A) 1857 B. (D) (B) 1858 C. (A)

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D. (C) C. (D) Ans. A D. (A) Sol. Ans. A * The Tashkent Declaration was a Sol. peace agreement between India and ● The Partition of Bengal came into force Pakistan signed in 1965. (actually on October 16th 1905 headed by effectively in 1966). Viceroy Lord Curzon. * It was signed between Lal Bahadur ● The province of Bengal was divided to Shahtri, the Prime Minister of India and the Hindu majority “Bengal” and the Muhammad Ayub Khan, the President of Muslim majority “East Bengal and Assam” Pakistan to resolve the war between India with its capital as Dacca (now Dhaka). and Pakistan in 1965. * After signing the agreement, Indian 36. Who founded the Mughal dynasty? Prime Minister died (A) Babur mysteriously in Tashkent. (B) Humayun (C) Akbar 34. Who replaced Viscount Louis (D) Shahjahan Mountbatten as the Governor General of A. (B) India? B. (D) (A) Pt. C. (A) (B) SardarVallabhai Patel D. (C) (C) Dr.Rajendra Prasad Ans. C (D) C. Rajagopalachari Sol. A. (C) ● Babur founded the Mughal dynasty B. (D) when he came to India in 1526 and C. (B) defeated Lodhi dynasty kingdom in Battle D. (A) of Panipat. Ans. B ● Then in 1527, he defeated Rajput king Sol. Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa. ● C. Rajagopalachari replaced ● He wrote the Baburnama which was Viscount Louis Mountbatten as the translated into Persian during Akbar's Governor General of India in 1948. reign. ● He was the last Governor-General of India, as India soon became a Republic in 37. Which of the Minarets were built by 1950. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in ● He was the first Indian-born governor- membrance of plague eradiction. general, since before him the posts were (A) Alai Minar held by British nationals. (B) Char Minar ● He also served as leader of the Indian (C) Fateh Burj National Congress, Premier of the Madras (D) Qutub Minar Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, A. (A) Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian B. (D) Union and Chief Minister of Madras state. C. (B) ● He also founded the Swatantra Party. D. (C) Ans. C 35. In July 1905, who ordered the Sol. Partition of Bengal? ● Char Minar was built by Muhammad (A) Quli Qutab Shah in remembrance of (B) Lord Irwin plague eradication. (C) Lord Curzon ● The Charminar is situated on the east (D) Viscount Mountbatten bank of Musi river and was built in 1591. A. (C) ● Muhammad Quli Qutab Shah, built the B. (B) Charminar in 1591 after shifting his

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capital from Golkonda to the newly (B) Patna formed city of Hyderabad. (C) Surat (D) Goa 38. Which of the following Tourist place A. (D) was built in memory of King George-I and B. (B) Queen Mary’s visit to India? C. (C) (A) India Gate D. (A) (B) Gateway of India Ans. B (C) Prince of Wales Museum Sol. (D) Victoria Terminus * Pondicherry, Goa and Surat were A. (A) French colonies prior to B. (D) independence while Patna never C. (C) came under French control. D. (B) * French colony basically comprising Ans. D geographically separate enclaves on the Sol. Indian subcontinent. ● Gateway of India was built in * The French establishments included memory of King George-I and Queen Pondichery, Karikal and Yanaon on the Mary’s visit to India. Coromandel Coast, Mahé on the Malabar ● It was built in Indo-Saracenic Style. And Coast and Chandernagor in Bengal. its foundation stone was laid on 31 march, 1911. 41. Who ordered the Jallianwallah Bagh ● In March 2019, the Maharashtra state Massacare? government proposed a four-step plan to (A) Colonel Reginald Dyer develop the site and the area around it. (B) Michael O’ Dwyer (C) H. H. Asquith 39. Which of the following Astrologer was (D) Winston Churchill house arrested for supporting A. (B) Heliocentrism? B. (A) (A) Nicolaus Copernicus C. (C) (B) Gallileo Gallili D. (D) (C) Johannes Kepler Ans. B (D) Friedrick Bessel Sol. A. (B) * The Jallianwallah Bagh Massacare was B. (A) ordered by Colonel Reginald Dyer. C. (C) * The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took D. (D) place on 13 April 1919, killing over 400 Ans. A people and injuring over 1000 people. Sol. * People gatheres for peacefull protest ● Galileo made a number of observations against the arrest and deportation of two that finally helped convince people that national leaders, Satyapal and Saifuddin the Sun-centred solar system model (the Kitchlew. heliocentric model), as proposed by Copernicus, was correct. 42. Which country got Independence in ● For this he was house arrested. 2011? ● Heliocentrism is the astronomical model (A) Eritrea which says that the Earth and planets (B) South Sudan revolve around the Sun at the centre of (C) Slovakia the Solar System. (D) Brunel A. (C) 40. Prior to independence, which of the B. (B) following isn’t a French Colony C. (A) (A) Pondicherry D. (D)

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Ans. B * He ruled almost all of the Indian Sol. subcontinent from 268 to 232 BCE. * South Sudan got independence on * Ashoka built Lion capital at Saranath & 9 July 2019 as the outcome of a 2005 this has been adopted as the National agreement that ended Africa's Emblem of India. longest-running civil war. * In 2013 in Sudan, Civil war breaks out 45. Srilanka got independence as after the president, Salva Kiir, sacks the Dominion of Ceylon in which year? cabinet and accuses Vice-President Riek (A) 1948 Machar of planning a failed coup. (B) 1972 * A power-sharing agreement was signed (C) 1947 between the warring parties in August (D) 1968 2018 in a bid to bring the five-year civil A. (C) war to an end. B. (D) C. (B) 43. Which of the following Mosques was D. (A) built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan. Ans. D (A) Jama Masjid, Delhi Sol. (B) Badshahi Masjid, Lahore * In 1948, the British Colony of (C) Kabuli Bagh Masjid, Haryana Ceylon was granted independence as (D) Quila-e-Kuhna Masjid, Delhi Ceylon. A. (A) * In 1972, the country became a republic B. (C) within the Commonwealth, and its name C. (B) was changed to Sri Lanka. D. (D) Ans. A 46. Who among the following Indian Sol. Prime Ministers was born after India * Jama Masjid Delhi was constructed attained Independence? by Shanjahan between 1650 and (A) Manmohan Singh 1656. (B) I. K. Gujral * Shan Jahan’s reign is considered as (C) Rajiv Gandhi golden period of architecture, Taj Mahal, (D) Narendra Modi Shahjahanabad, Red Fort, etc are some A. (C) architectural marvels of his period. B. (B) * The architectural plan of Badshahi C. (D) Masjid was built by Shah Jahan's son D. (A) Aurangzeb at Lahore. Ans. C Sol. 44. Asoka the great was associated with ● Present Prime Minister Narendra which dynasty? Modi born on 17 September, 1950 in (A) Maurya Dynasty Vadnagar, Gujrat. (B) Mughal Dynasty (C) Gupta Dynasty ● Modi was appointed Chief Minister of (D) Chola Dynasty Gujarat in 2001 and became Prime A. (D) Minister of country in 2014. B. (B) ● In Aug, 2019 Bahrain honoured him the C. (C) title of King Hamad Order of the D. (A) Renaissance. Ans. D Sol. 47. Which one of the following does not * Ashoka the great was one of the belong to the group? most influential rulers of Mauryan (A) Buland Darwaza Dynasty. (B) Agra fort

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(C) Gateway of India (C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) Jodha Bai’s Palace (D) Motilal Nehru A. (A) A. (C) B. (B) B. (B) C. (D) C. (A) D. (C) D. (D) Ans. D Ans. C Sol. Sol. • All the other Monuments except the • was the Gateway of India belong to the Mughal senior leader of Indian National Congress. dynasty. • He was the founder of Servants of • The Gateway of India was erected to Indian Society. commemorate the landing of the first • He is known to be a mentor to British monarch in India. Mahatma Gandhi. • King-Emperor George V and Queen- • Gopal Krishna Gokhale was also a social Empress Mary arrived at Apollo Bunder, reformer whose goals were to promote (then Bombay) on 2 December non-violence and reform within existing 1911. government institutions. • Buland Darwaza was built in 1601 A.D. by Mughal emperor Akbar to 50. In which year; was commemorate his victory over Gujarat. executed- • Agra Fort is a historical fort, which (A) 1930 (B) 1931 remained the main residence of the (C) 1932 (D) 1933 Mughal emperors till 1638. A. (B) • Agra Fort was begun by Akbar between B. (D) 1565 and 1573. C. (A) D. (C) 48. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was Ans. A ordered by Sol. (A) Lord Curzon ● Singh, Raj guru and Sukhdev were (B) Lord Mountbatten sentenced to death in the Lahore (C) Lord Linlithgow conspiracy case and ordered to be (D) Lord Macaulay hanged on 24 March 1931. A. (C) ● In order to by pass the public protests B. (B) the British officials hanged them before C. (A) scheduled time on 23rd march, 1931. D. (D) ● Every year 23rd march is celebrated as Ans. C Shaheed Divas to pay tributes to Sol. Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. • The Partition of Bengal came into force on October 16th 1905 headed by 51. Who was first women president of Viceroy Lord Curzon. Indian congress post independence? • The province of Bengal was divided to (A) Sonia Gandhi the Hindu majority “Bengal” (comprising (B) Indira Gandhi of Western Bengal, Bihar and Odisha) and (C) Ambika Soni the Muslim majority “East Bengal and (D) Assam” with its capital as Dacca (now A. (B) Dhaka). B. (C) C. (A) 49. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider D. (D) as his political guru or mentor? Ans. A (A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Sol. (B)

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● Indira Gandhi became first female ● It is alos UNESCO world heritage site who became president of Indian consisting seven hills and over 750 rock National Congress post shelters. independence. ● She became the president of Indian 54. In which year the wall of Berlin was National Congress in 1978 and served till demolished? 1984. (A) 1999 ● Before independence Anne Besant (B) 1982 became the first lady to became the (C) 1991 president of Indian National Congress and (D) 2000 Sarojini Naidu became first Indian woman A. (A) to became president of Indian National B. (C) Congress. C. (B) D. (D) 52. When was the ceasefire line between Ans. B India and Pakistan converted into the line Sol. of control? ● Berlin wall was a barrier that physically (A) In 1971 (B) In 1972 and ideologically divided berlin from 1961 (C) In 1973 (D) In 1974 to 1989. A. (A) ● The Brandenburg Gate in the Berlin Wall B. (D) was opened on 22 December 1989. C. (C) ● The demolition of the Wall began in D. (B) 1989 and was completed in 1991. Ans. D Sol. 55. Which is the ancient Sanskrit ● Cease-fire Line, was redesignated dictionary? as the "Line of Control" following the (A) Vakyawratti Simla Agreement, which was signed (B) Dictionary on 3 July 1972. (C) Amarakosha ● The northernmost point of the Line of (D) Harshcharit Control is known as NJ9842. A. (C) ● Another ceasefire line separates Jammu B. (D) and Kashmir from the Chinese-controlled C. (A) area, is known as the Line of Actual D. (B) Control. Ans. A Sol. 53. Bhimbetka caves are approximately ● Amarakosha is the ancient Sanskrit how many year old – dictionary. (A) 1000 years ● It original name is (B) 5000 years Namalinganushasanam. It was written by (C) 30000 years an ancient Sanskrit scholar Amarsimha. (D) 300 years ● There have been more than 40 A. (D) commentaries on the Amarakosha. B. (C) C. (A) 56. Who painted ‘Last Supper’? D. (B) (A) Michael Angelo Ans. B (B) Leonardo da vinci Sol. (C) Pablo Picaso ● Bhimbekta caves are approximately (D) Rembrant 30000 years old Paleolithic and Mesolithic A. (B) period cave. B. (C) ● Its is located in Raisen district of C. (D) Madhya Pradesh. D. (A)

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Ans. A ● It is Tantric sects of that Sol. evolved outside the main orthodox ● Leonardo da vinci painted ‘the Last Brahmanical system. Supper’ painting. ● He also painted the famous Monalisa 59. Shimla Agreement 1972 was signed painting. by : ● His other paintings are- Salvator Mundi, (A) Foreign Ministers of India and The Vigin and Child with ST Anne, Pakistan Bacchus, Benois Madona etc. (B) Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (C) Indira Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto 57. Who advocated the introduction of (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pervez western education and English language Musharraf. in India? A. (C) (A) B. (B) (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy C. (D) (C) Dadabhai Naoroji D. (A) (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Ans. B A. (B) Sol. B. (A) ● Simla agreement was signed in C. (C) 1972 between Indira Gandhi and D. (D) Pakistani president Zulfiqar ali Bhutoo. Ans. A ● It ended the indo-pak war 1971 and Sol. followed by end of Bangladesh Liberation ● Raja Ram Mohan roy advocated the war in 1971. introduction of western education and ● The agreement was ratified by the English Language in India. He is Parliaments of both the nations in the remembered as founder of Brahmo same year. Samaj. ● He fought against Sati Pratha and it was 60. The ‘Quit India’ movement was finally banned by british act in 1829. launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year- ● Raja Ram mohan roy is known as (A) 1941 "Father of the Indian Renaissance." (B) 1942 (C) 1945 58. The origin of the tantric yogini cult is (D) 1946 believed to be from- A. (A) (A) Uttar Pradesh B. (D) (B) Bihar C. (B) (C) Odisha D. (C) (D) Rajasthan Ans. C A. (B) Sol. B. (D) ● was launched by C. (C) Mahatma Gandhi in August, 1942 D. (A) from Gwalia tank, Mumbai. Ans. C ● The Quit India movement is launched Sol. after failing of in 1942. ● Tantric yogini cult is believed to be ● In quit india movement Gandhi gave from Odisha. And also in some parts of slogan of Do or Die. Madhya Pradesh. ● The temples of the Chausath (64) 61. During India’s freedom struggle the Yoginis, are strewn across the heart of newspaper ‘’ was published India, in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. by. The most famous among them is located (A) B. R. Ambedkar at Hirapur, near Bhubhaneshwar, Odisha. (B) Subhash Chandra bose

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(C) Mahatma Gandhi * Ashoka was the greatest Maurya ruler, (D) governor of Taxila and Ujjain A. (B) previously. B. (D) * His rule extended to the whole of sub- C. (C) continent except to the extreme South. D. (A) * It also included Afghanistan, Ans. C Baluchistan Kashmir and valleys of Nepal. Sol. ● Young india newspaper was 64. When did Vasco da Gama land in published by Gnadhiji from 1919 to India? 1931. (A) 1492 ● He used Young india to spread ideals of (B) 1498 Non Violence among Indian Mass. (C) 1952 ● Gandhiji also published weekly (D) 1841 newspaper Harijan and Harijan Sevak in A. (D) Hindi. B. (A) C. (B) 62. In which year was D. (C) passed? Ans. C (A) 1919 Sol. (B) 1921 * Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, India (C) 1929 on 20th May, 1498. (D) 1916 * He becomes the first European to reach A. (D) India via the Atlantic Ocean when he B. (C) arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. C. (A) * His initial voyage to India was the first D. (B) to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, Ans. C connecting the Atlantic and the Indian Sol. oceans. * The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919 is popularly known 65. Who has give the slogan ‘Do or Die’? as the Rowlatt Act or Black Act. (A) Jawaharlal Nehru * It was a legislative act passed by the (B) Mahatma Gandhi Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on (C) Subhash Chandra Bose 10th March 1919. (D) Sardar Patel * It was passed on the recommendations A. (D) of the . B. (B) * It was named after its president, British C. (A) judge Sir . D. (C) Ans. B 63. Emperor Ashoka was successor of Sol. (A) Chandragupta Maurya * On the night of 8th August 1942 (B) Bindusara addressing the Congress delegates (C) Sushima Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan "Do (D) Dasratha or Die". A. (D) * It means we shall either free India or B. (B) die in the attempt. C. (C) * The Quit India speech is a speech D. (A) made by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August Ans. B 1942, on the eve of the" Quit India Sol. movement". * Emperor Ashoka 273 BC-232 BC was successor of Bindusar (298 BC-273 BC).

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66. Which of the following is not a small town of Konark of district Puri, memorial to dead person? Odisha. (A) Bibi ka Maqbara (B) Taj Mahal 68. In which state are the famous Karla (C) Charminar Buddhist caves located? (D) Itmad ud Daulah (A) Odisha A. (A) (B) Maharashtra B. (C) (C) Bihar C. (D) (D) Assam D. (B) A. (A) Ans. D B. (B) Sol. C. (D) * Taj Mahal located in Agra, Uttar D. (C) Pradesh, is not a memorial to dead Ans. B person. Sol. * It was commissioned in 1632 by the * The Karla Caves, are a complex of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut house the tomb of his favourite wife, caves. Mumtaz Mahal. * These are located at Karli near * The Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb located Lonavala, Maharashtra. in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. * These caves are also known as the Karli * It was commissioned in 1660 by the Caves, Karle Caves or Karla Cells. Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the * The shrines were developed over the memory of his first and chief wife Dilras period – from the 2nd century BCE to Banu Begum. the 5th century CE. * Tomb of Itmad ud Daulah is a Mughal * This Great Chaitya cave is the largest in mausoleum in the city of Agra, Uttar South Asia. Pradesh. * It was constructed in 120 CE by the Western Satraps ruler Nahapana. 67. Who is believed to have built Konark temple? 69. Aruna Asaf Ali is remembered for (A) Narasimhadeva I hoisting the INC flag at (B) Mahendravarman (A) Bombay (C) Kharvela (B) (D) Pulakesin I (C) Berlin A. (A) (D) Kolkata B. (B) A. (D) C. (C) B. (A) D. (D) C. (C) Ans. A D. (B) Sol. Ans. B * It is believed that Konark Sun Temple Sol. was built in the 13th century by King * Aruna Asaf Ali is widely remembered Narasimhadeva I (1238-1250 CE). for hoisting the Indian National flag at the * He was the great ruler of the Eastern Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay Ganga Dynasty and dedicated to Sun during the Quit India Movement, God Surya. 1942. * The Konark Sun Temple has also been * She was an Indian independence added to the UNSECO World Heritage activist. List. * She also became the Delhi's first * The Konark Sun Temple is located on Mayor. the shores of the Bay of Bengal in the * She was also a member of the Congress Socialist Party.

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70. The Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in withdraw the Non-Cooperation the year Movement. (A) 1930 (B) 1931 72. Who served as the first Deputy Prime (C) 1932 Minister of Independent India? (D) 1933 (A) K. Kamaraj A. (D) (B) B. (C) (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C. (A) (D) C. Rajagopalachari D. (B) A. (D) Ans. D B. (B) Sol. C. (C) ● The 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' was a political D. (A) agreement. Ans. C ● It was signed by Mahatma Gandhi Sol. and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of ● The first Deputy Prime Minister of India India. was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. ● It was signed on 5th March 1931 ● He was also home minister in before the second Round Table Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. Conference in London. ● The Deputy Prime Minister of India is a ● Under this pact, the government agreed member of the Union Council of Ministers to release all those political prisoners, in the Government of India. who had remained non-violent. ● It is not a constitutional office, it seldom ● The right to make salt for consumption carries any specific powers. was agreed to. ● The position of deputy prime minister is 71. Which movement was called off used to bring political stability and following the violence at ‘Chauri Chaura’ strength within a coalition government. incident? (A) 73. Who was the founder of Brahmo (B) Quit India Movement samaj? (C) Non Co-operation Movement (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (D) Home Rule Movement (B) Dayanand Saraswati A. (C) (C) Mahatma Gandhi B. (A) (D) Lokmanya Tilak C. (B) A. (B) D. (D) B. (C) Ans. A C. (D) Sol. D. (A) ● Non-Cooperation Movement (1920) Ans. D was the first mass based political Sol. movement under Mahatma Gandhi. • Brahmo Samaj is a reformist movement ● Anti-Rowlatt agitation, Jallianwala Bagh of the Hindu religion that appeared during tragedy, Khilafat Movement were the the Bengal Renaissance. reasons for Non-Cooperation Movement. • It was started at Calcutta on 20 August ● The Congress Session at Allahabad 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and in December, 1921 decided to launch a Debendranath Tagore. Movement. ● But before it could be launched , the 74. Who was the father of Subhash angry mob attacked on a police station at Chandra Bose? Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur district of (A) Satyendra Nath Bose Uttar Pradesh on 5th February, 1922. (B) Janki Nath Bose ● This changed the whole situation and (C) Jagdish Chandra Bose Mahatma Gandhi was compelled to (D) S.N. Bose

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A. (D) 77. Famous Titanic ship belongs to which B. (A) country? C. (C) (A) U.S.A. D. (B) (B) China Ans. D (C) Great Britain Sol. (D) France • Janakinath Bose was the father and A. (C) Prabhavati Devi is mother of Subhas B. (D) Chandra Bose. C. (A) • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born D. (B) on 23 January, 1897 in Cuttack (Orissa). Ans. A • Janakinath Bose, was an affluent and Sol. successful lawyer in Cuttack and received • Titanic was a British passenger liner that the title of "Rai Bahadur". sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912. • It belonged to Great Britain. 75. Which one of these was a Indian • It was built in Belfast, Ireland, in the mathematician? United Kingdom of Great Britain and (A) Bharat Ireland. (B) Bana (C) Bhasker 78. Who is called as “Bismark of India”. (D) Bhavbhuti (A) Jawaharlal Nehru A. (C) (B) Vallabhbhai Patel B. (A) (C) Sarojini Naidu C. (B) (D) Lokmanya Tilak D. (D) A. (D) Ans. A B. (B) Sol. C. (C) • Bhaskara was born in Bijapur in D. (A) Karnataka. Ans. B • He was an Indian mathematician and Sol. astronomer and is known as the greatest ● Sardar Vallabhai Patel is mathematician of medieval India recognised as ‘Bismark of India’. • Lilavati is written by Bhaskara . ● Bismark was a german leader who unified Germany in 1870s into a united 76. What was another name of nation, similarly Sardar patel unified Chanakya? more than 500 Riyasats of India into a (A) Dev Varman Nation, hence he is recognised as (B) Vishnu Gupt ‘Bismark of India’. (C) Ram Gupt ● Patel became first deputy Prime (D) Brijeshwar Minister of Independent India. A. (A) B. (D) 79. What was the code name of India- C. (B) Pakistan Kargil war? D. (C) (A) Operation blue Ans. C (B) Operation Bijay Sol. (C) Operation Virat • Chanakya was an ancient Indian (D) Operation Kargil teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist A. (B) and royal advisor. B. (D) • He was also known as Vishnu Gupt. C. (C) • He assisted the first Mauryan emperor D. (A) Chandragupta. Ans. A Sol.

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● Operation Vijay was the name of 83. When did Bangladesh become an Indian operation to clear the Kargil independent parliamentary democracy? Sector during the Indo-Pak war of A. December, 1971 1999. B. January, 1972 ● Kargil Vijay Diwas, named after the C. March, 1972 successful Operation Vijay, is celebrated D. February, 1972 in India on 26 July. Ans. B Sol. Bangladesh become an independent 80. Hindustan Socialist Republican parliamentary democracy in the year Association was founded by______. 1971. A. Subhash Chandra Bose • It was on March 27, 1971 when the B. talks between east and west Pakistan C. Jayaprakash Narayan failed and Sheikh Mujibar Rahman D. Bhagat Singh declared Bangladeshi independence from Ans. D Pakistan.The new country changed its Sol. name to Bangladesh on 11 January 1972 • The Hindustan Socialist Republican and became a parliamentary democracy Association was established in by under a constitution. Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh etc. • It was founded in New Delhi in 1928. 84. Which religion has the concept of • It is also known as the Hindustan Triratna(the right faith, right knowledge Socialist Republican Army. and right conduct)? A. Sikhism 81. Three freedom fighters including B. Jainism Bipin Chandra Pal were popularly known C. Buddhism as Lal-Bal-Pal. Who were the other two? D. Zorastrianism A. Subhash Chandra Bose & Bal Ans. B Gangadhar Tilak Sol. Three jewels or Triratna of Jainism B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak & are right knowledge, right faith, and right C. Lala Lajpat Rai & Bhagat Singh action. D. & Bhikaiji Cama • The right action includes observance of Ans. B five vows, (non-violence), Satya Sol. Lal-Bal-Pal were the hindu nationalist (truth), Asteya (no stealing), Parigraha members of INC. (no acquiring of property) and • They formed the extremist faction of Brahmacharya (abstinence). INC. • Lala Lajpat Rai was called Lal. 85. The ‘Quit India’ movement was • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was called Bal. launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the • Bipin Chandra Pal was called Pal. year______. A. 1941 82. Slave Dynasty was founded by B. 1942 A. Qutubuddin Aibak C. 1945 B. Mahmud Ghazni D. 1946 C. Muhammad Ghori Ans. B D. Razia Sultana Sol. Quit India movement was started by Ans. A Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942 in Sol. Ghulam Qutubuddin Aibak of Bombay. Muhammad Ghori founded the Ghulam • He decided to launch a mass civil dynasty in 1206. disobedience movement 'Do or Die' call to • He was the slave of Muhammad Ghori force the British to leave India. and was also known as ‘lakh baksh.’

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86. Who advocated the introduction of 87. The Mughal Empire extended upto western education and English language Tamil Territory in South under the reign in India? of A. BalGangadharTilak A. Akbar B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy B. Aurangzeb C. DadabhaiNaoroji C. Jahangir D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale D. Shahjahan Ans. B Ans. B Sol. Raj Ram Mohan Roy was the Pioneer Sol. of the Western system of education in • The ‘Mughal Empire’ extended up to India. Tamil Territory in the South under the • He advocated the introduction of reign of Aurangzeb. western education into Indian education • He was the sixth Mughal emperor. system. • He ruled for around 49 years. • He promoted English language along • He was enthusiastic for expansion of his with science, western medicine and reign so Mughal emperor reached at its technology. highest level in the reign of Aurangzeb.

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